By Uzair Adam
Atsi Kefas, the sister of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, sustained injuries after being accidentally shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday.
According to reports by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focusing on the Lake Chad region, the incident occurred along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Our reporters gathered that Atsi and the governor’s mother, Jumai, were travelling together when their convoy was ambushed.
In an attempt to repel the attackers, a police officer providing escort for the family mistakenly shot Atsi Kefas.
Troops quickly intervened, rescuing the victims and evacuating Jumai and Atsi Kefas from the scene via an air ambulance.
Atsi was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment, although her current condition remains unknown at the time of this report.
Security forces recovered the vehicle used by the assailants, along with an empty magazine and passenger luggage left behind by the attackers.